English > seafaring: 3 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | The work of a sailor / sailor. |
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| Synonyms | navigation, sailing |
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| Category of | Jacob's ladder, jack ladder, pilot ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
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| accommodation ladder | (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside |
| aweigh, atrip | (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom |
| beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel |
| becket | (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other |
| bell, ship's bell | (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell |
| bilge well | (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away |
| bitter end | (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt |
| capsizing | (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water |
| chip | A triangular / triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line |
| close-hauled | Having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible |
| close to the wind | nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming |
| deadeye | (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud |
| escutcheon | (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed |
| fore | situated at or toward the bow of a vessel |
| fore-and-aft | parallel with the keel of a boat or ship |
| lanyard, laniard | (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships |
| lead line, sounding line | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth |
| leg | (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack |
| luff | (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast |
| overhead | (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship |
| ratline, ratlin | (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship |
| rigged | fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc) |
| rudder | (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel |
| sea ladder, sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard |
| sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
| spun yarn | (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together |
| stand out | Steer away from shore, of ships |
| starboard | Turn to the right, of helms or rudders |
| stay | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar |
| steerageway | (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered |
| sternpost | (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel |
| stokehold, stokehole, fireroom | (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired |
| tack, tacking | (nautical) the act of changing tack |
| towline, towrope, towing line, towing rope | (nautical) a rope used in towing |
| unrigged | stripped of rigging |
| Parts | steering, steerage | The act of steering a ship |
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| Narrower | cabotage | navigation in coastal waters |
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| Broader | employment, work | The occupation for which you are paid |
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| Spanish | navegación |
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| Catalan | navegació |
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